Family Support and Partners for Success Resource Center Family Support and Resource Volume 7, Issue 3 Center March/April, 2006 SUMMER DEAF CAMP Camp Greentop Located at the West River Center in The League at Camp Greentop has met the individual needs of children and adults of all abilities since 1937. Camp Annapolis, Maryland, this is the best week of Greentop is one of the oldest residential camps specifically your summer! Swimming, tubing, arts & crafts, designed for children and adults with physical and multiple hiking, bible lessons, indoor and outdoor games, disabilities. Camp Greentop accepts campers from age 7 and up worship, archery, team building, the climbing with a wide range of abilities. Camp Greentop is licensed by the wall, the giant swing and of course new friends. State of Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and Counselors are trained in American Sign accredited by the American Camp Association. Language. All campers are housed by age and The mission is dedicated to enriching the lives of chil- dren and adults through recreational activities provided in a safe gender. and supportive environment. Located on 200 acres in the Camp is held the week of July 23rd - 28th beautiful Catoctin Mountain National Park, six miles west of Thurmont, MD, Camp Greentop offers a traditional, rustic camp for children ages 7 - 21. The cost is $350 per experience. Camp Greentop offers a wide variety of activities camper. Deaf camp is sponsored by The such as swimming, arts and crafts, nature, music, adventure, Baltimore Washington Conference of the United sports and games, recreational horseback riding and adult trips. Methodist Church. To register, call (410) 323-0500 or visit For more information visit the website at www.campgreentop.org www.bwcumc.org/camping or 800-922-6795 SUMMIT 2006 ACHIEVING GOALS This summer, the Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center’s Career Stories of Individuals who are Deaf and Hard and Hearing Honors Program will host Summit 2006: Learn. Lead. Achieve. The program will run from June 19-30 and Meet a panel of deaf professionals and learn how they achieved their goals through will offer both new and returning participants valuable learning hard work, education and positive thinking. Based on the award-winning Achieving experiences in the areas of higher- Goals program created for students, teachers and parents. This lively and interactive level academics and leadership skills. presentation will be facilitated by Regina Kipperman from the National Technical The program is open to Institute for the Deaf in Rochester, NY. students from around the country currently in 9th, 10th and 11th grades. Students will spend 2 weeks participating in a wide variety of Monday, April 24, 2006 activities, including Advanced Placement preview classes, leadership 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. discussions and simulations, a journey Community Services for the Deaf through deaf history, and a weekend tour of Washington, DC. Program 452 Prospect Blvd activities will be held at various locations of the Clerc Center, and Frederick, MD 21701 students will be housed in the Model Secondary School for the Deaf Co-Hosted by: dormitories. Northeast Technical Assistance Center, Community Services for the Deaf and Registration, cost, accommodations, transportation, and other information The Family Support & Resource Center will be available through the website. Enrollment for Summit 2006 is For more information contact Cheri Dowling or Maryann Swann at limited to 50 students. For more information visit the website at http:// (410) 480-4597 or [email protected] clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/ newsandnotables/camp-info.html Family Support and Resource Center 2006 Pan American Games A very exciting program for Deaf youths will happen at Gallaudet University this summer, the 2006 Pan American Games for Deaf Youth! Competitions will be held in Maryland School for the Deaf basketball and track and field for Deaf youth athletes from the entire Western Hemi- Steiner Building, Room #207 sphere - North America, Central America, South America and the Caribbean. Previous 8169 Old Montgomery Road Pan American Deaf Youth Games have taken place in Mexico (2000), Venezuela (2002) PO Box 894 and Montreal, Canada (2004). Columbia MD 21044 The track and field competition will take place in three age divisions (10 - 11, 12 - Phone: 410-480-4597 (v/tty) 13 and 14 - 15) which provide young athletes the opportunity to compete with other Fax: 410-480-4598 athletes of similar gender and ability. The basketball competition will be for girls and boys E-mail: [email protected] in a single age division (ages 12 - 15). A statewide support service for families with For more information about the Youth Games, registration fees, eligibility and children who are application/selection procedures, please visit http://www.usdeafsports.org/ Deaf or Hard of Hearing and the professionals who support them MSD Summer Sports Camp The Maryland School for the Deaf, Frederick Campus is offering 2006 Summer Sports Camp for students in grades 5 - 9 (as of September 2006). Cheerleading Camp will be offered June 19th - 22nd, Girls Basketball Camp will be offered June 19th - 22nd, and Boys Basketball Camp will be offered June 26th - 29th. All camps are 8:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. daily. The camp will be held at the Benson Gym Building, at the corner of Mt. Olivet Street & Carroll Street in Frederick MD. The cost is $110, with discounts applying if student is registered and paid prior to June 10th. There will be a shuttle bus leaving daily from the Maryland School for the Deaf Columbia Campus. For more information or to register con- tact Camp Director, Scott Morrison at [email protected] or (301) 360-2079 9th Annual Family TIMBERSPORT CueSign Camp Involvement Conference Eastern Deaf Timberfest, July 14 - 20, 2006 Wednesday, May 3, 2006 Inc. is currently preparing for its Towson University Baltimore Convention Center 8th annual Timbersport event. Or This year Timbersport will be held Baltimore MD in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley CueSign Camp is where camp- Saturday, May 20, 2006 on the James River at Yogi Bear’s ers gather to learn more about University of Maryland University Jellystone Park at Natural Bridge, cued English and American Sign College Inn and Conference by Marriott VA, June 29th through July 4, Language so we can achieve a 2006. There will be 4 full days of Discover innovative strategies that promote better understanding and ac- working partnerships between parents and scheduled events, featuring the ceptance of both cultures. teachers. Examine the important role of famous Logging Contest, a pig parents in “No Child Left Behind”. Learn roast, swimming, canoeing, fire- about the recommendations evolving from This year’s camp features a the Maryland Parent Advisory Council. works and so much more. Of Discover exemplary parent involvement course as always there will be Conference Day and a Teen programs and strategies. Network with plenty for children and youth to Leadership Camp. Campers of parent involvement leaders throughout all ages are welcome and Maryland. keep them active and entertained. instruction is in cued English For more information con- and American Sign Language. Registration is $50 prior to April 19th and tact Allen Markel at $65 after April 19th For more information visit the [email protected] or (301) website at 779-1528 or visit the website at For more information contact Iveth Smith at 222.easterndeaftimberfest.org www.cuesigncamp.com (301) 840-3214 or email at [email protected] .